Evolving Spiritual Practice

Trilby Fairfax: Voice Dialogue, the psychology of selves PART 1

Voice dialogue is a psychotherapeutic technique based on the view that we are composed of many sub-personalities or ‘voices’. That is why it is referred to as the psychology of selves as opposed to the mono-self view. Through the help of a facilitator we learn to speak in the 1st person from different ‘voices’, exploring their unique wisdom, benefits and downsides. Ultimately we discover we are not actually identified with any one of these sub-personalities but rather all of them held within awareness. Trilby Fairfax began her journey with voice dialogue over 40 years ago and has facilitated thousands of sessions. 

You can find Trilby’s website here: www.transformingdialogue.com/

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The Weirdness of this moment in history with Michael Garfield

In this episode I talk with Michael Garfield (host of the Future Fossils podcast, and Complexity podcast) about the Weirdness of this moment in history. Technology is steadily making its way towards, and eventually inside our bodies (desktop, to laptop, to smart phone, to brain implants, to biological computing) and this is causing many people to freak out. This process began with the use of the first tools but has gained momentum in the last 50 years. Michael challenges our assumptions about the boundaries we draw between ourselves, technology and the natural world and the distinctions we make between living and ‘non-living’ systems. How do we stay sane in a Weird moment in history defined by unstable climate, economy, pandemic, social structures and technologies? Just when we acclimatise to a ‘new normal’ the global snow globe gets shaken up again and we scramble to make sense once again. Surfing and sailing become the appropriate metaphors for riding and navigating this kind of turbulence. 

You can find Michael’s work at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelgarfield?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Future Fossils Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-fossils/id1152767505

Complexity Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/complexity/id1482984603

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michaelgarfield

Bandcamp: https://michaelgarfield.bandcamp.com/

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/

My Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms

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Exploring the relationship between Shiva and Shakti in Non-Dual Tantra with Ben Williams

In this episode we explore the relationship between Shiva and Shakti in Non-Dual Tantra in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person perspectives. Non-Dual Tantra playfully mixes and harmonises these fundamental perspectives: 1st person (I am Shiva and Shakti), 2nd person (I worship Shiva and Shakti as deities) and 3rd person (Shiva and Shakti as described in the rich philosophy and theology of Non-Dual Tantra). Ben Williams is a scholar / practitioner of Indian religions and the history of Śaiva tantra. He has received extensive training in Indian philosophy, literature, and aesthetics in Sanskrit sources. Ben received a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Vermont, a Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and completed his PhD in the Department of South Asian Studies at Harvard University. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Hinduism at Naropa University, where he co-created a low-residency MA program in Yoga Studies. Ben also serves on the academic advisory council of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute, which is dedicated to the preservation of scriptural and philosophical texts of classical India.   you can find Ben's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/closereadings For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/ My Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms P and C owned by Ralph Cree 2021

The practice of Virtues with Steve McIntosh

In this conversation with author and Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh we explore the practice and cultivation of the 7 classic virtues (justice, prudence, temperance, courage, love, hope and faith) that have been central to Western culture for the last 1000 years, and prior to that in simplified form dating back to ancient Greece. These virtues are the tools for harnessing the value energy of 'The Good' (as in the Good, the True and the Beautiful as described by Plato) this leads to the creation of a robust Soul and character that enables us to navigate the tempestuous seas of life and death. The virtues have mainly been associated with the moral instruction and obligations of traditional Christianity and we argue that they are just as important in a modern and postmodern / progressive context and are the antidote to the nihilism which is afflicting much of contemporary culture (currently more people commit suicide than die in wars and natural disasters combined!)

To find out more about Steve McIntosh’s work please visit: https://www.culturalevolution.org/ and https://www.stevemcintosh.com/

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/

My Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms

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Iboga: powerful psychedelic medicine from Africa's rainforest with Levi Barker

Iboga is a potent psychedelic plant native to Central West Africa. For the Bwiti and Pygmy people, Iboga has been used for thousands of years for physical and spiritual healings, self-discovery, and to study the Art of Living. It is also very successful in freeing people from addictions to substances like opiates and negative behaviours like OCD. Levi Barker has been working with Iboga for 12 years, and has worked at the Iboga Wellness retreat centre in Costa Rica for the last 6 years helping many hundreds of people through Iboga ceremonies. He has travelled to Gabon several times to study with an indigenous shaman and has undergone the gruelling traditional Bwiti Iboga initiation in the jungle. 

To find out more about the Iboga Welness retreat centre please visit: www.ibogawellness.com

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

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My Evolving Spiritual Practice Podcast can be found on all major podcast platforms

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21st Century Spiritual Practice with Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves-Bonder

In this conversation with spiritual teachers Linda Groves-Bonder and Saniel Bonder we discuss some of the key attributes of a 21st century spiritual practice. We pay particular attention to healing the spirit / matter split that is so prevalent in many pre-modern traditions East and West and continues into modernity where spirit is completely stifled and we are left with an entirely mechanistic view of life. We also explore the different experiences of Awakening: waking up as transcendent formless awareness up and out of life, and waking down as formless awareness intimately expressed as matter in the ultimate paradox of the Heart. Saniel and Linda teach, and live from the view that there is no final destination called Enlightenment or Awakening. Awakening is simply a ‘2nd birth’ and what follows is an unending evolutionary unfolding of ever greater complexity and nuance. Another key aspect of their teaching is that it is based around mutuality - we are all in this together and as teachers they help facilitate our own learning and understanding rather that pour doctrine into us as is so common in the traditional context.

For more information on Saniel and Linda’s work please visit www.sanielandlinda.com and www.humansuninstitute.com

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/

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Which tool to use and when: psychotherapy or spiritual practice?

In this conversation with Integral psychotherapist Mark Forman we explore the differences between psychotherapy and spiritual practice and the specific contexts when each of these methods is most appropriate. For example your meditation practice may bring up psychological issues that your meditation teacher will likely be unqualified to help you with and you would get more effective help from a psychotherapist. If you are having transpersonal experiences with meditation or psychedelics then a psychotherapist may not have the relevant skills to unpack them. Unfortunately many spiritual traditions and teachers claim that meditation and psychedelics are the complete answer to everything in your life, and lots of ‘spiritual’ people wreck their personal and family lives by neglecting psychotherapy. On the other hand if you only explore psychotherapy then it’s likely you will never tap into the depths of experiences beyond your personality that are brought forth by spiritual practices. 

For more information on Mark Forman’s work please visit http://www.drmarkforman.com/

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

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Cold water therapy and the Wim Hof method with Donald Clark

In this conversation with Donald Clark we explore his 4 year journey with the Wim Hof method and cold water therapy. Donald has been working with the Wim Hof breathing techniques in conjunction with cold showers, ice baths and his experimental modifications to a chest freezer creating a plunge pool with temperatures as low as -7 degrees centigrade. We focus in particular on the psychological and transpersonal experiences that can be opened up by cold water techniques and what to do with them.

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/

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Meditation lesson on panoramic awareness

This is a recording of a lesson I taught on the panoramic awareness technique in meditation. This technique is different to the use of focused attention as used in following the breath for example. Panoramic awareness is effortless, always in the present moment, luminous, free and endlessly fascinating. We don't make awareness happen as it is simply a fact of our identity and we find out through practice that it is actually the essence of our sense of self.

For more information about my work please visit www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

To hear more of my music please visit my soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

My YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQp5jM16pPB7QX2zmMYbQ

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/bodyheartmindspirituk/

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Expand your identity by incorporating many worldviews

In this conversation with Jeff Salzman we explore how incorporating the three major worldviews of Traditionalism, Modernity and Postmodernity into ourselves can expand our identity, making us stronger, wiser and more empathetic. These three worlviews are tearing each other apart in the 'culture wars' out there in mainstream culture. This culture war is repeated inside the psyche of individuals too. We can heal these wounds by understanding and feeling the unique benefits of each worldview while moving away from their unique downsides.

For more information on my work please check out www.bodyheartmindspirit.co.uk

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For more information on Jeff Salzman's work please visit www.dailyevolver.com and the 'Daily Evolver' podcast

Music by Ralph Cree https://soundcloud.com/ralphcree

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